Aizawl, May 24 : The Hmar People's Convention (HPC) General
Headquarters, Sakawrdai Mizoram today alleged that the Mizoram
government has been reluctant in implementing the Memorandum of
Settlement (MoS) signed in 1994.

The Hmar outfit then accused that the
intervention of Young Mizo Association (YMA) recently in the HPC's
demand for Autonomous District Council under the Sixth Schedule of the
Indian Constitution, has been acting as disintegration force of the
Mizos rather than unifying the community.

The HPC said that when
Mizoram was given the status of Union Territory under Government of
Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1971 and North Eastern areas
(Re-organisation) Act 1971, it had been deleted from Sixth Schedule
Para 20, Part III since 29 April 1972. "It no longer was Tribal Area,
which will be regretted in future, and the then Mizo leaders are
responsible for this.

The districts of Lai, Mara and Chakma are the
only districts under the Sixth Schedule. All these districts are within
Mizoram, and are still administered by the ministers and government
officials, and they never separated themselves from Mizoram, nor can’t
they do so.

Likewise, the Hmar people have simply demanded the creation
of Autonomous District Council, which will but safeguard the Mizos", the
HPC stated.

The Hmar outfit then quoted the MoS between the HPC and
the Mizoram Government signed in 1994 which says, “The Government of
Mizoram has appreciated the concern and pressing demand of the HPC
delegation particularly regarding the political safeguard as available
under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Accordingly, the
government of Mizoram will take immediate measures for inclusion of an
area to be specified with the HPC Demand Area of Mizoram and the other
non-schedule areas of Mizoram in the schedule (Tribal) Area of the Sixth
Schedule to the Constitution of India so that the above-mentioned areas
are safeguarded under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India.”

"After such long period from 1994, the Mizoram government is not
fulfilling its promise, just because it doesn’t take steps to fulfill",
the HPC stated, adding that in comparison that, the Indian Government
was very faithful as it fulfilled the MoS which it signed with the Mizo
National Front (MNF) in 1986.

The HPC then accused the Young Mizo
Association (YMA) of disintegrating the Mizos rather than uniting the
the community. "The YMA is apprehensive that the creation of Autonomous
District Council is threatening the Mizo integration," the Hmar outfit
added.